Kalev/Cramo win in FIBA cup crunch game
Basketball team BC Kalev/Cramo won their Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) Europe Cup clash away against Romanian side CSM Oradea 83:76 on Wednesday, representing their first victory in the Group M second stage and keeping their tournament campaign hopes alive.
Having lost the first two games in Group M, Kalev/Cramo started brilliantly against Oradea and took a 13-point lead in the first quarter.
The Estonian club maintained a seven-point or more lead throughout the second quarter, taking the first half 46-35.
The hosts closed the gap to two points in the third quarter, but Cramo then strung together an impressive 15-2 run and took a 17-point lead in the decisive quarter.
Oradea cut the deficit toward the end of the game, but Leemet Böckler hit a three-pointer half a minute before the final whistle, sealing Kalev/Cramo's impressive 83:76 victory.
The scoreline by quarters was 24:16, 22:19, 18:22, 19:19.
Oradea remains in second place in Group M, with Kalev/Cramo third, and Dijon fourth.
The top two teams advance to the knockout stage.
Kalev/Cramo are to face table leaders PAOK (Greece) next week; the latter won the first encounter between the two teams 79:71.
Meanwhile, Bilbao were missing Kristian Kullamäe but still beat Le Portel 74:65 at home and now top Group L in the FIBA Cup.
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